I am trying to figure out how to navigate a new job with ADHD. I was officially diagnosed recently, in middle age and it made me happy in that it explained SO many things. Despite the diagnosis I managed to keep a job as the assistant director of a academic program for 20 years…

Struggling with personal dynamics with admins I need some outside perspective on a situation that is getting quite stressful. I work for a large international corporation as an individual contributor, reporting into a (really fantastic) manager with 3.5 direct reports including…

I have been working in hospitality management since before the pandemic, and burnt out by the edge of 2020. I have been powering through until about a month ago, when I was let go (in retaliation) from a new position. Since then, I have not been wanting to go back to hospitality…

My manager requested I join a group at work that asked for feedback to improve my office. The day after I provided the feedback, I was placed on a performance improvement plan( PIP) by my manager. The PIP was a complete surprise and contained false allegations. I notified Human…

colleague obviously has it in for me and is constantly over-correcting my work to the point that she's holding up projects and introducing errors From the get-go, this person has had an issue with me. She's been there for almost 40 years; I've been there for three. I did not have…

Seeking advice, guidance and job in the tourism and hospitality management filed Hello, I hope everyone is doing well. I just finished my Bachelor of Commerce - Tourism and Hospitality Management in Toronto and I’ve been job hunting for 4 months now. I have tried applying to…

I worked in healthcare for 15 years, and then I was hitting burnout. So I switched careers to recruitment in the tech industry, but last year during the first big rounds of layoffs I got laid off. I hunted for a job and ended up eventually needing to get back into healthcare. But…

How's it going for people searching in tech? It seems everywhere I look there's a headline about mass layoffs, making the candidate pool more competitive. I'm 8 months out of work and it's been stressful and disheartening, but I have no option but to keep moving forward.

Hi All, I am new here but I think I have an age old problem. I have addressed the toxic and belittling behavior of a male coworker and it goes unresolved and "you can't change people" as the answer. Aside from finding a new job, which is needed but challenging right now, what do…

The company I work for requires employees get quarterly reviews from their manager. I did not receive a review in April or July. This is against Human Resources policy. I sent an email to my manager in April and July requesting a review. Because I did not receive a review, I was…

Being Assertive without being impolite Looking for advice on how to be more assertive in the workplace - any good books, articles. YouTube videos. I need some to-go phrases if somebody blatantly accuses me or is spreading rumors that are not true or is talking dismissively about…

What do you do when the startup you worked for scams you? I had been working at a startup for about a year and 6 months, this job was my first career starter out of college. About a year into me being there they started having significant cash flow issues to the point where I…

I think my coworkers hate me So recently, while I was at work someone who works there popped in since it was his day off and tells me oh did you see so and so 's photo on the groupchat on imessage and I go no I dont have my phone on me let me check. I go to check my phone and I…

I think my manager hates me So its been about 8 months since I've been working at this job and I think my manager hates me. The number of times i have walked into work and she was sitting at the desk, doesnt bother to look at me nor say hi to me. I also noticed that everyone…

Is it even possible to find a job when you were let go? Hi everyone, I recently joined this community and thought I'd ask about my situation. I worked as a software engineer for a year and a half and was let go a couple of months ago due to performance issues. Long story short,…

My boss wants to go clubbing My boss and manager I guess have been getting the bright idea to go do something as a team outside of work. She had mentioned to me that we were going to go clubbing. For reference she is a 60 year old woman and I am 22. She insisted that I go but I…

My coworker is bossing me around So I've worked at this place for about 8 months now and all of a sudden my coworker is starting to tell me what to do yet she is not the manager. I'm usually not the type to confront, but it has been really aggravating me. How do I tell her nicely…

How flexible can I be with the 10 year look back on resume? I’m a 61 year-old business professional with current credentials, work as a contractor, but have not worked since 12/2022 - family care and then I got sick myself. There are openings in my field and I’m getting close to…

I have a new manager, and it’s been hard. She’s great at self promotion, l’ll give her that. But she’s changing reporting lines for team members from me to her on a whim, attacking what is left of my team and uses language that deminishes the work I do - no one needs training as…

I am struggling, I'm currently working a very flexible part-time job. I have severe depression/anxiety, and bipolar 2, plus ADHD. I also have cPTSD from my previous boss. All are managed by medicine, but that is starting to take a toll on me physically. I also have degenerative…